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Işık Dağı

Located in Kızılcahamam İlçesi, Ankara Province Coordinates: 40°39′52″ N 32°46′09″ E

Map showing the location of Işık Dağı Işık Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,942 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yağcıhüseyin
2.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ESB Esenboğa International Airport63 km
ONQ Zonguldak Çaycuma Airport110 km

About Işık Dağı

Işık Dağı is a mountain. Location: Kızılcahamam İlçesi, Ankara Province. Elevation: 1,942 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Esenboğa International Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Kardakcı Dağı and Kavakbaşı Tepesi.

Climate of Işık Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -4° · Rain 46 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
May (81 mm)
Driest month
September (21 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Işık Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-2°4°10°14°18°21°21°18°12°5°-1°
Average low (°C)-10°-9°-6°-1°3°5°8°7°4°0°-4°-8°
Precipitation (mm)685656678152262221334680

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Işık Dağı

The nearest airport is Esenboğa International Airport (ESB), 63 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Karabük, 61 km to the north.

Airports

  • Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) Ankara 63 kmsouth
  • Zonguldak Çaycuma Airport (ONQ) Zonguldak 110 kmnorthwest
  • Kastamonu Airport (KFS) Kastamonu 113 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Karabük Population: 125.4K 61 kmnorth
  • Ankara Population: 3.5M 83 kmsouth
  • Çankaya Population: 792.2K 83 kmsouth
  • Gölbaşı Population: 165.2K 97 kmsouth
  • Bolu Population: 184.7K 99 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Işık Dağı

Within 100 km: 69 historic and cultural sites, 607 natural sites, 239 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km27 places

  • Eğrekkaya Barajı Lake 21 kmSW
  • Bozoğlu Göleti Lake 18 kmNE
  • Yıldırım Dağı Mountain 18 kmSE
  • Mehmetdede Tepe Mountain 18 kmW

25–60 km154 places

  • Koca Gölü Lake 34 kmNW
  • Keçi Gölü Lake 34 kmNW
  • Taşlıca Barajı Lake 29 kmS
  • Pazar Barajı Lake 37 kmS

60–100 km734 places

  • İnandıktepe Historic site 72 kmSE
  • Lake Mogan Lake 100 kmS
  • Yunus Emre Göleti Lake 77 kmS
  • Lake Eymir Lake 93 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Yağcıhüseyin Village, Kızılcahamam İlçesi
    2.6 km SW
  • Belpınar Village, Kızılcahamam İlçesi
    4.8 km W
  • Salın Village, Kızılcahamam İlçesi
    6.1 km SW
  • Yukarıçanlı Village, Kızılcahamam İlçesi
    6.3 km W
  • Yukarıkese Village, Kızılcahamam İlçesi
    7.4 km W
  • Beşkonak Village, Kızılcahamam İlçesi
    8 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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